Colby Covington is such a fighter who is no stranger to controversies, as he doesnāt waste time to trash-talk about his rivals. One such incident which took place back in 2017, in Sydney, reminds fans of the cross between Fabricio Werdum and āChaosā.
Watch Whatās Trending Now!
The former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was in Sydney, ahead of his Fight Night clash against Marcin Tybura. Incidentally, an exchange of bitter words led to Werdum throwing a bag with a boomerang at Covington.
@FabricioWerdum attacks @ColbyCovMMA with a boomerang outside the hotel for UFC Sydney! šµ pic.twitter.com/MCadJmCaXu
ā Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) November 16, 2017
By the time, UFC lightweight prospect Dan Hooker publically shared a video capturing this incident.
According to the report by 9News.au, Colby Covington and Fabricio Werdum became involved in a war of words.
Per the above mentioned report, Werdum told reporters, āHe say āBrazilian animalsā and he look at me, and I say āwhatā?ā¦ He kicked me in my leg. A good kick, but I blocked it.ā
Read More: VIDEO: All-Time Greatest Fights From the Vault ā Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald 2
Fabricio Werdum and Colby Covington reveal their side of the stories on the Boomerang incident
Fabricio Werdumās manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN that Werdum didnāt punched Covington. āThe kid just wants to make a name for himselfā¦ Fabricio is 250 pounds. If he had punched Colby in the face, heād be knocked out or in a hospital.ā said Ali Abdelaziz.
Later, Werdum came out to tell his side of the story.
Conversely, Covington said that he was there in Sydney with Jorge Masvidal (back when they were friends) to promote this UFC event which nobody knew about.
āFabrizioās making up these ridiculous stories when itās all in-camera so you canāt hide from the truthā¦ Iām outside waiting curbside to get in my taxi and Iām looking down my Twitter and Iām talking shit to Tyron Woodleyā¦ā hey Tyron stop being scaredā. And out of nowhere, boom, I get hit across the face,ā said Covington to Ariel Helwani in an interview.
Leaving aside their past scuffle, both these fighters are phenomenal in the cage. The former heavyweight champion has signed with the PFL now. And Covington recently showcased a class performance at the UFC 272.
What do you make of Covington and Werdumās scuffle?
WATCH THIS STORY- From Michael Bisping to Dan Hardy: Greatest Fighters From the UK in UFC History
